flooding ruined a holiday tradition. it seemed more like spring than just days away from the start of winter. it seemed more like spring than just days away from the start of winter. heavy rains have continued across the state for hours. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm dave price. we don't usually talk about flash flooding in december. but that's exactly what some areas face tonight. meteorologist brett mcintyre joins us... the clive greenbelt and trail system has been closed due to

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flood waters has covered most of the trail. walnut creek has reached the level of 6 feet at interstate 35-80. the national weather service says it could crest up to 10 point 5 feet. when the flood water recedes the city will reopen the trail. we've had so much rain so fast...that it's flooded out a popular des moines holiday tradition... channel 13's reid chandler shows us how the rain's meant lights out for a big metro fundraiser.

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very different weather day from what we normally expect in mid-december." - bill stowe - des moines water works in the midst of december, iowans are preparing for a wet christmas, rather than a white one. 4:19:20 "obviously, rain and electricity don't mix, so it has produced a little bit of a challenge for us. we did have to unfortunately have to close last night, due to that and a transformer going out. because obviously, without electricity, it's hard to have lights on." - chris voggesser - president & ceo, make-a-wish iowa chris voggesser with "make-a-wish iowa" is working around the wet weekend. make-a-wish hosts the "jolly holiday lights" show in water works park every year as a fundraiser. but heavy amounts of rain, with the risk of a flooded river, means "lights out." 4:20:11 "obviously with the rain, it could cause some flooding issues." as flooding becomes an increasing concern tonight...the jolly holiday lights show is closing twenty days early. bill stowe with des moines water works suggests this weather could be the "new normal." 4:13:10 "thousands of people have been in paris the past couple of weeks talking about climate change issues. so, kind of our view that it's winter, it should be snowing, the

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been shattered by a lot of evidence in the scientific community." - bill stowe - des moines water works stowe says water works park may close if the raccoon river rises...not something you usually see happen in december. 4:13:50 "we've had the park close before, but it's usually from an ice jam - not too much water coming through the raccoon system coming to us. but the reality is, we're living in a world that has climate extremes, and weather differences that are far different than some kind of linear path that'll tell us, 'well, it's december 13th, it should be x.'" as for jolly holiday lights...voggesser says his group's largest fundraiser now needs help more than ever. 4:22:30 "even though we had to close at 8:30, 1,100 cars already went through. last year, at the end of all of this, we had 28,000 cars go through. that tremendous support, we don't take for granted. this is our 20th anniversary. please continue to support us - our kids need it." - chris voggesser - president & ceo, make-a-wish iowa in des moines, reid chandler, channel 13 news. make-a-wish iowa says jolly holiday lights is its largest fund-raiser every year... the organization hopes you'll donate online this year instead. find out how by going to who-tv- dot-com. fort dodge police are trying to figure out what happened to a man found dead

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. someone called police about the body around 8am. authorities found the man in the 1- hundred block of 8th street. police call the death suspicious and haven't told us the man's name yet. police are also looking for the man they say fired shots inside a fort dodge bar. they say it happened at the dodger tap on north 12th street around 2 this morning. police say a panic alarm went off at the bar after a fight and then the morning. police say a panic alarm went off at the bar after a fight and then the gunshots. the shots didn't hit anyone. police think they know who fired the gun. it's 23 year old jordan michael foy. they consider him armed and dangerous and hope someone will help them find him. one union county man is charged with two counts of first degree murder tonight. they arrested 37 year old jerry

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discovery of two sets of human remains in union county. authorities say one of the victims is his former sister-in-law... 37 year old loretta dillinger. dci says hunters came across dillinger's body in a pond... near lorimor on december 2nd. they called it suspicious, but released few other details in the case. during their investigation, the d-c-i found skeletal remains in thayer. no word yet on the identity of the victim... police are searching the missing persons database. the motive for either case is still not known . dnr is investigating three deer hunting accidents that happened over this weekend. today, a marshalltown man suffered a self inflicted gunshot wound in palo alto county. they say 70 year old david william clark was sitting on a log with his

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hand. he's expected to survive another hunter was shot while trapping this morning in delaware county. dnr says 51 year old carey ahlers was shot in the leg when he attempted to load his handgun while checking traps. he's expected to survive as well finally a third hunter got hit by a stray bullet while hunting in guthrie county. the dnr says 32 year old shaymus smith was struck in his right leg by another hunter. they think that other hunter was shooting at a deer running by the republican presidential candidates will face-off in a debate this tuesday night in las vegas. pre-debate polls add another dynamic to the big night kim hutcherson reports. a fox news poll released sunday shows texas senator, ted cruz leading the gop presidential field in iowa -- the first state to vote in the presidential nominating process ---

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second place with 26 percent. on saturday, the des moines register and bloomberg politics released their own poll showing cruz ahead of trump 31 to 21 percent. the sudden surge comes just a week after the new york times released audio of cruz speaking at a private fundraiser, where he questioned trump and ben carson's judgment to lead america. in a taped one-on-one interview with cnn's jake tapper today, trump responded to those comment. presidential candidate "i was against going into iraq. that's good judgment. i was for bombing the oil long before anybody else thought about it. that's good judgment. i have good judgment, i have great judgment. i would say i have far better judgment than ted."the once cordial relationship between the two candidates now appears to be entering a new phase. presidential candidate "i like him. he's been so nice to me. i can say anything and he'd say, 'i agree, i agree.' but i think the time will come to an end pretty soon it sounds like."the two will face off tuesday in las vegas for the last presidential debate of 2015. i'm kim hutcherson

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democrat bernie sanders made another pitch for equality to iowans today. today the senator spoke at mount carmel baptist church focused on the struggles of african american and hispanic people. he called for change in the prison system. outcue: "..lifetime " duration:0:11 volunteers collected toys for need childen in central iowa today. 15:29:10:10-15:29:17:21 karen peters. fire fighter coordinator at the ankeny fire department "we'd like to increase over last year...hopefully the rain won't keep people away, but so far we've been really busy and have a big turnout." today the ankeny fire department held it "fill the ambulance or fire truck with toys" day at the first station. the event started at 3 p-m and ends at 6 o'clock tonight. last year's toy drive collected over 9-

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forecasters are trying to determine the strength of a tornado in northeast texas, that damaged at least 50 homes..... coming up... why residents in the area are saying they weren't prepared, and the video captured by on resident who got close to the tornado. at least 50 homes were damaged

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no warning was issued by the national weather service. and people in lindale texas say they were not prepared. caroline hicks has the story. autumn green was going about her day...never expecting to see a tornado. tornado alarms were the only cue that she and her husband could be in danger. s/autumn green/east texan "normally we see warnings on our phone, especially flood alerts or any kind of weather alerts. " and she's not the only one. warnings were not sent to anyone. s/autumn green/east texan "i was scared. it was kind of cool watching it build up, but i was

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tornadoes as i was growing up." she captured this video on her cell phone...as she was driving on iron mountain road near f-m 27-10. autumn green, east texan: "i never even wanted to get this close to a tornado. " su: "the red springs fire department is available for people affected by the tornado, but so far no was has shown up." lindale neighborhoods... completely silent and empty just a few hours after the tornado hit. people who live in damaged homes...gone to stay with family and friends. s/autumn green/east texan "on the movie twister, when they had the two win tunnels twirel around each other...that's what it looked like." the tornado narrowly missed green's path. she was able to find shelter for her and her husband. s/autumn green/east texan "it was scary because, what if we had been there. and we would have been in the plan of the storm." her home is okay... unlike these homes..destroyed in minutes...without a warning. desmond king really took it up a

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heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton

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who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member.

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to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. everyone knew king was good, but he was the only defensive player up for the walter camp award. and now this: a-p first team all america. the first hawkeye defensive a-p first teamer in the ferentz era. king had a big ten-best eight interceptions this season, which ties nile kinnick's iowa record. king also had 67 tackles. iowa's austin blythe made the 3rd team. chargers at chiefs. chiefs have been red hot. played their way back into post- season picture. 2nd and 4 from the 44... alex smith throws to albert wilson. wilson takes it to the zone.chiefs lead 7-zip. chargers still in it. down 7. one final play. phillip rivers' looking for

chiefs hang on in a game from the 60s, 10-3. redskins at bears. kirk cousins keeps it for a three yard touchdown. you like redskins at bears. kirk cousins keeps it for a three yard touchdown. you like that. redskins up 14-zip. bears come back. matt forte from 7, and the bears tie it. redskins would take a three point lead, and then to tie it, robbie gold... no. bears let one get away, 24-21. after knocking off rival iowa friday night, you can be sure it was tough for iowa state to get up for ... arkansas pine bluff. well not cy. he looks ready. 2nd half. former roosevelt star mere burkhall knocks down the jumper. cyclones lead the lady lions by 17. then it's another freshman, claire rickets, tough two. iowa state

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men also playing 2-7 arkansas pine bluff. game under way, game under way, lions cyclones connor mcgregor talks a big game. but say this about the irish cult hero, mcgregor backs it up. jose aldo found that out. to the mgm grand. holly holm, larry fitzgerald and oscar de la hoya among the celebrities ringside. there were also non-celebrities. mcgregor enters to frenzied cheers. a lot of guinnes sold in vegas last night. jose aldo never knew what him him, and we can't show it. pay per view event. but it last 13 seconds! 13! mcgregor is now the undisputed featherweight champion. he leveled the previous champ with one spectacular punch. and after the texans and patriots, join us for soundoff.

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deflator workout, scott siepker will join me. hopefully he won't be wearing this outfit. uber is a popular way to get

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uber is a popular way to get around on the weekends. but one woman in india gave birth in one...and is naming it after the car service. this happened after she repeatedly called an ambulance and they didn't answer, so she took an uber instead. but since they didn't make it to the hospital in time...she delivered her baby inside the car. the family

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straight ahead tonight... the rain continues to fall...this announcer: a horrific terror attack in paris. then, a brutal act of terror here at home. it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy them.

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jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb sh. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. on this sunday night, gaining ground. a strong new challenge to donald trump. ted cruz within striking distance to take the lead in our latest national poll. while trump, again, defends his comments about muslims. extreme weather. tornadoes ripped through parts of texas, damaging dozens of homes, while a december heat wave in the eastern part of the country shattered more records. caught on camera in los angeles. the police shooting of